Occupational Health, Safety & Prevention

A report by DSE that examines the relationship between working behaviours, equipment setup and musculoskeletal pain.

BS ISO 45001 is an internationally recognised standard providing a framework for organisations to establish, implement and continually improve their occupational health and safety management systems.

Trust Retail has announced a corporate partnership with the Retail Trust to strengthen wellbeing support for UK retail workers. The move comes as new research highlights growing concerns about mental health, financial pressures and customer abuse across the sector.

Employers are being urged to review their workplace menopause support ahead of new reporting requirements, amid concerns that many organisations remain unaware of their responsibilities under the Employment Rights Act 2025.

Demand for sleep support, men’s health and hormonal health is rising sharply among UK employees, suggesting employers need to rethink traditional, single-issue workplace wellbeing benefits.

Struggling to settle into a new country and feelings of isolation are the two biggest reasons overseas work assignments fail, according to research from employee benefits consultancy Everywhen.

Nearly nine in 10 (87 per cent) UK employers believe they have a responsibility to support employees with health conditions before they reach the point of long-term sickness absence.

Workplace biophilic design specialist Universal Floral has achieved Carbon Neutral Certification for its UK operations after measuring its emissions and offsetting more than its calculated carbon footprint.

More than three-quarters of UK workers could return to work before they have medically recovered from an accident or injury because of financial pressures, raising concerns about presenteeism and the support available to employees during periods of ill health.

Newcastle’s Boiler Shop will become a ‘living workplace’ this month as 300 people take part in an experiment exploring how workplace design, culture and technology affect employee wellbeing and performance.

UK employers are being urged to prepare workplaces for more frequent extreme heat as evidence mounts of its impact on employee health, productivity and business costs.

Eight in 10 UK employees want their employer to provide proactive return-to-work support following illness, as new research highlights demand for earlier intervention during periods of sickness absence.

Occupational health should become a central part of employers’ employee value propositions rather than remaining a reactive, compliance-led service, according to a new report from the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM).

Economic inactivity linked to long-term health conditions has now reached 2.8 million people in the UK, costing the country an estimated £212 billion each year in lost productivity, reduced tax revenue and increased welfare spending.

Nearly two-thirds of UK office workers have deliberately chosen to work from home to escape workplace noise, raising fresh questions about whether employers are creating environments that support productivity as more organisations tighten return-to-office policies.

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has published new heatwave guidance for employers, calling on organisations to take practical steps to protect workers from heat-related illness, reduce safety risks and maintain productivity as periods of extreme heat become more common. 

Poor desk setups are contributing to millions of lost working days each year, with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) remaining one of the leading causes of sickness absence among desk-based workers. According to workplace ergonomics specialist, Fellowes, employers should take a more proactive approach to workstation design.  

Office noise is affecting productivity, wellbeing and employee retention, with new research suggesting poor workplace acoustics could be costing UK businesses more than £40bn a year.